| Literature DB >> 26885254 |
Jiahai Xu1, Zhanghua Li1, Yudong Hou1, Weijun Fang1.
Abstract
Bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) belong a type of pluripotent stem cells and can be induced to differentiate into osteoblasts (OB). Runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2) is an osteogenesis specific transcription factor and plays an important role in osteogenesis of BM-MSCs. It can promote the expression of osteogenesis related genes, regulate cell cycle progression, improve bone microenvironment and affect functions of chondrocytes and osteoclasts, which have involvement of a large amount of signal molecules including TGF-β, BMP, Notch, Wnt, Hedgehog, FGF and microRNA. In this paper, we summarize the mechanisms underlying the Runx2 induced osteogenesis of BM-MSCs.Entities:
Keywords: Bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells; Runx2; osteogenic differentiation
Year: 2015 PMID: 26885254 PMCID: PMC4731654
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Transl Res Impact factor: 4.060